Howe Street Baptist Chapel was situated
in How Street, Plymouth. The road is now called How
Street and the Chapel no longer exists.

The small Baptist Congregation in Plymouth were amongst
those Christians who in 1620 entertained the Pilgrim Fathers while they
waited in Plymouth to sail to what was to become America. The
Congregation met in the homes of its members.

A gentleman by the name of Abraham Cheare was baptized
into the Church in 1648 and was chosen by 150 of the congregation to be
their pastor. He purchased some land in the Pig Market (later part of
Bedford Street) and in 1651 erected a house which was used as their Chapel
for many decades. In 1668 he was persecuted and imprisoned on Drake's
Island for his faith, where he died at the early age of 42 years.

By 1751 the Chapel in the Pig Market had become so
dilapidated that it was rebuilt and re-opened for worship again on June 30th
of that year. The congregation soon outgrew its premises and in 1789
they moved to rented accommodation in what was then called How Street.
The premises were later purchased outright.

But the congregation continued to grow and in 1843 the
need for larger premises was imperative. A plot of land was purchased
in George Street and work started on building the
George Street Baptist
Chapel.